Seals and sealants in PEM fuel cell environments: Material, design, and durability challenges

Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology - 2004

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 553-560

  Dillard, David A ^a   Guo, Shu ^a   Ellis, Michael W ^a   Lesko, John J ^a   Dillard, John G ^a   Sayre, Jay ^b   Vijayendran, Bhima ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MACHINE DESIGN; SEALANTS; SEALS; THERMOANALYSIS; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

BIPOLAR PLATES; FLOW CHANNELS; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE (PEM);

FUEL CELLS;

EID: 4344589414     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/fuelcell2004-2520     Document Type: Conference Paper

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